TWO men have been remanded in custody on charges of cannabis production after a raid on a house in the Midlands.

Tuan Le, 26, and Hoang Van Nguyen, 25, both of no fixed abode, appeared before Dudley magistrates after police swooped on the address in Masters Lane, Halesowen, last Wednesday.

Officers executed a warrant under the Misuse of Drugs Act – the first of 24 warrants due to be executed across Dudley in the run-up to Christmas under the Operation Advent initiative, at the rate of one a day.

Le and Nguyen, who did not enter a plea, will appear in court again tomorrow.

A team of eight officers are tackling known offenders in the area under the initiative, targeting drug offenders and those handling stolen goods.